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W. A. GAMBLE SKMB Filed Sept, 11. 1922 ,7, LT M K k Q 2m x k w a. s n isAug. 4, 1925.

Patented Aug. 4, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILBUR A. GAMBLE, OF WEST NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TOROBERT J. HEITZMAN, OF UNION HILL,

NEW JERSEY.

' SKATE.

Application filed September 11, 1922; Serial No. 587,415.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, WILBUR A. GAMBLE, a citizen of the United States,residing at West New York, county of Hudson, State of New Jersey, haveinvented'certain new and useful Improvements in Skates; and I do herebydeclare'the following to be a; full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the'art to which itappertains to make and use the same. The invention relates to certainnew and useful improvements in ice skates, and has for its object toprovide a light, strong and durable skate that may be constructed ofsheet metal at a minimum of labor andexpense. To thisend, he inventioncomprises a skate formed of two complementary body portions, preferablyconnected at intervals by spot welds,

ing a blade section, and integral upwardly inclined standards havingoutwardly and laterally extending ends, said blade sections andstandards preferably being provided with reinforcing grooves pressedtherein to form beads extending from the outer faces thereof, the bodyportions when suitably united serving to support light sheet metal soleand heel plates, which are secured to the laterally and outwardlyextending ends of the standards. If desired, each of the blade sectionsmay also have formed therein one half-section of a lubricant cup orholder, which communicates with the groove in the blade section, sothat, when the several parts of the skate are assembled, a suitablelubricant placed in the cup or receptacle will work its way into thelongitudinal channel formed by the mating grooves in the blade sections,and thence between the matlng faces of the blade sections between thespot welds, to be ultimately delivered to the iceengaging face of theblade.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which 1Fig. 1 shows the skate in side elevation.

Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof;

Fig. 3 is a section on line 3-3, of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings, it will be noted that the skate comprises twocomplementary body portions preferably formed of pressed sheet metal,secured face to face, and a sole and heel late secured to the two unitedbody portions Each o the b y p r ions each body portion compriscomprisesa blade section 1 having two standards 2, 2, located near its rear end,and

three standards 4:, 4:, disposed toward its.

forward end, each of the standards being inclined outwardly, andterminating in a relatively fiat outwardly andlaterally extendingvperforated ear or end 8. Each of the standards 2 and 4 is alsopreferably provided with a groove 7 which is stamped or pressed in theinner face thereof to form an outwardly extending bead, which intersectsthe longitudinal bead 6 and the blade section 1. I The reinforcingbead-forming grooves 6 and 7 impart the necessary element of strength tothe two body portions of the skate to permit the latter to be stamped orout from relatively thin sheet metal, but nevertheless to withstand theordinary stresses incident to use,'without distortion or deformation.

The two body portions, as thus constructed, are brought together face toface with the blade sections and standards in mating relationand theblade sections united at intervals, preferably by spot welding, althoughentirely satisfactoryresults may be obtained by connecting the bladesections together by rivets. When thus assembled, the correspondingstandards 2 and 4 on each of the body portions constitute V-shapedsupports, the outwardly and laterally extending ears of which aresecured to the underfaces of a heel plate 8 and a sole or toe plate 10,which are provided with perforations 9 and 11 respectively, registeringwith the perforations in the ears 3 of the standards, the plates beingsecured to the ears of the standards by rivets 5 passing through theregistering holes in the plates and ears aforesaid It has been foundthat, if the ice-engaging edge of a skate runner is lubricated, thespeed of the skater may be greatly increased, and the energy required inthe skating operation materially reduced. In order to provide acontinuous supply of lubricant to the edge of the blade, a suitablereceptacle for the lubricant is formed in the two blade sections bypressing a half cup section, as 15, in each of the blade sections, eachhalf cup section communicating at its bottom with the longitudinalgroove 6 in the blade section, so that, when the two blade sections areunited, the two half cup sections will register with each other and forma receptacle for a lubricant which is distributed throughout the lengthof the longitudinal channel formed by the mating grooves 6, andgradually seeps between the adjacent faces of the blade sections throughthe narrow openings between the spot welds. The lubricant cup ispreferably closed by a suitable cap 16.

As thus constructed, it will be apparent that the complete skate isexceptionally light in weight, strong anddurablein con struction,and,as'the several parts are made of relatively thin metal, stamped atazsingle operation to ultimate form, the cost of material and labor isreduced to a minimum.

What I claim is:

1. 2A skate comprising two complementary body portions connected atintervals, each comprising a half, blade section, and integral laterallyinclined standards having outwardly extending upper ends, saidbladesections and standards having reinforcing beads formed thereinextending longitudinally and intermediate the edges thereof; and soleand heel plates securedto the ends of the standards.

2Avskate comprising two complementary body portions connected atintervals by spot welds, each comprising a half blade section, andintegral outwardly inclined standards having laterally extending ends,

said blade sections and standards having reinforcing beads formedtherein extending longitudinally and intermediate the edges thereof; andsole andheel plates secured to the ends of the standards;v

3. A skate comprising two complementary body portions, each comprising ahalf blade section having a longitudinal reinforcing groove thereinintermediate the edges thereof, and integral outwardly inclined groovedstandards having outwardlyqand. laterally extending ends; sole and heelplates secured to the ends of the standards; and means for securing thebody--portions together.

4. A skate comprising two complementary body portions connectedtogether. at intervals, each comprising a half blade section having alongitudinal groove on its inner face intermediat the edges. thereof,and integral outwardly. inclined standards terminating in outwardly andlaterallyextending ends; andsole and heel plates secured to the ends ofthe standards.

5. A skate comprising two complemen tary, body portions connectedtogether at intervals, each comprising a blade section having alongitudinal grooveon its inner face and one half section of a lubricantholding cup on its inner face connecting with the corresponding groove,and, integral outwardly inclined standards terminating in outwardly andlaterally extending ends; and soleand heel plates secured to the ends ofthe standards.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

WILBUR A. GAMBLE.

